Wall cleaning device



Nov. 18, 1958 E. DARRow 2,860,358

WALL CLEANING DEVICE Filed July 13, 1956 Ed/ey Darrow IN VEN TOR.

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United States Patent C) WALL CLEANING DEVICE Edley Darrow, HaddonHeights, N. J. Application July 13, 1956, Serial No. 597,626

1 Claim. (Cl. 15-131) This invention generally relates to a cleaningdevice and more particularly to a wall cleaner.

An object of the present invention is to provide a wall cleanerincorporating a pad made of soft toweling material 1or a similarmaterial which is attached in position together with a tank of cleaningsolution employing the force of gravity for saturating the cleaning padthus eliminating the usual pressure tanks which are associated with Wallcleaning devices of this type.

A further object of the present invention is to provide a wall cleanerwhich is extremely simple in construction, easy to use, lightweight,easy t-o operate and change the pads and to replenish the liquidcleaning material as well as being relatively inexpensive tomanufacture.

These together with other objects and advantages which will becomesubsequently apparent reside in the details of construction andoperation as more fully hereinafter described and claimed, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings forming a part hereof, whereinlike numerals refer to like parts throughout, and in which:

Figure l is a plan View of the wall cleaning device of the presentinvention;

Figure 2 is a longitudinal, vertical sectional view taken substantiallyupon a plane passing along section line' 2 2 of Figure 1 illustratingthe details of construction of the invention; and

Figure 3 is a transverse, vertical sectional view taken substantiallyupon a plane passing along section line 3-3 of Figure 2 illustratingfurther structural details of the invention.

Referring now specically to the drawings, the numeral generallydesignates the wall cleaning device of the present invention whichincorporates a generally rectangular at plate 12 which forms a backingplate for a pad of fabric material 14 which may be toweling material orany similar fabric of a relatively soft nature. The fabric material 14has the peripheral edges thereof reversely bent and extending along theupper surface of the plate 12 with the reversely curved portion beingdesignated by the numeral 16.

Disposed on the upper surface of the plate 12 are a plurality of pairsof upstanding lugs 18 with the lugs being positioned with twolongitudinal pairs being dis posed on each side of the longitudinalcenter of the plate 12. A rod 20 interconnects each longitudinal pair oflugs 18 and each rod 20 supports a pair of axial coil springs 22 havinga short inwardly extending radial arm 24 engaging the upper surface ofthe plate 12 and an elongated outwardly extending radial arm 24 engagingthe surface of the fabric material for holding the fabric materialclamped between the end of the arm 24 and the adjacent upper surface ofthe plate 12. This enables the fabric material to be readily replaced orremoved and laundered when desired.

`A pair of upstanding brackets 28 is provided m trans "ice versealignment on the upper surface of the plate 12 with a cylindrical handle30 interconnecting the same thereby forming a handle for manipulation ofthe wall cleaning device of the present invention.

Disposed centrally on the plate 12 is an upstanding L-shaped bracket 32having one end thereof secured to the front surface of a generallyrectangular tank 34. The other end of the tank 4 is supported by a pairof upstanding brackets 36 which extend between the plate 12 and thebottom surface of the tank 34. A generally L-shaped pipe 38 iscommunicated with the front of the tank 34 through the upstanding leg ofthe L-shaped bracket 32 substantially as illustrated in Figure 2. Thelower end of the pipe 38 extends through the lower leg of the L-shapedbracket 32 and is in communication with the centrally disposed aperture40 in the base plate 12 thereby communicating the tank 34 with the padof fabric material 14 so that cleaning solution in the tank 34 may bedispensed tonto the pad 14 wherein the pad 14 is saturated with thecleaning solution. The tank 34 may be provided with a removable cap 42on a filler neck 44 for replenishing the supply of cleaning solution inthe tank 34.

In operation, the device is manipulated by grasping the handle 30 withthe tank 34 being disposed in an uppermost position whereby gravity willcause the cleaning solution to flow onto the pad 14 until the pad iscompletely saturated after which the device may be inverted with thetank 34 being disposed in the lowermost position so that the wall may becleaned with the cleaning solution which may be any suitable solutionsuch as a detergent or the like. The detergent may be cleaned from thewall by employing clear water in the tank 34 and the device may be usedas a drying device when no liquid is positioned in the tank 34 or whenthe tank 34 is not provided thereby providing a relatively lightcleaning device in which a toweling pad may be easily replaced orremoved for cleaning.

The foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles ofthe invention. Further, since numerous modifications and changes willreadily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limitthe invention to the exact construction and operation shown anddescribed, and accordingly, all suitable modiications and equivalentsmay be resorted to, falling within the scope of the invention asclaimed.

What is claimed as new is as follows:

A device for cleaning wall surfaces comprising a generally rectangularflat plate, a pair of laterally spaced upstanding brackets on the outersurface of the plate, a transverse cylindrical handle extending betweenthe upper ends of said brackets in spaced parallel relation to theplate, said plate having a centrally disposed aperture therein, anL-shaped bracket having a horizontal leg and a vertical leg, saidhorizontal leg being attached to the central portion of the plate andhaving an opening in alignment with the aperture in the plates, agenerally rectangular tank disposed in overlying spaced relation to theplate, one end of said tank being attached to the vertical leg of saidL-shaped bracket, upstanding bracket means on the plate for supportingthe tank adjacent the other end thereof for rigidly supporting the tankon the plate, said tank having a filler opening and cap for permittingthe tank to be filled with cleaning solution, an L-shaped pipe having avertical leg extending alongside the vertical leg -of the L-shapedbracket and extending through the opening in the horizontal leg of theL-shaped bracket and communicating with the aperture in the plate, thehorizontal leg of said pipe extending through the upper end of thevertical leg of the L-shaped bracket and conimunicating with the tank lthereby permitting .gravity .discharge of cleaning solution to the lowersurface of the plate, a pad of absorbent fabric material covering theundersurface of said plate,

the :,edgesto'f said pad being `folded inwardlyventhe 5 References citedin the me of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS Mitchell Nov. 6, LernckeJune 17, Appleford July 4, Epstein Feb. 21, Cravis Nov. 3,

